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Gary “G.A.” Anderson (age 69) Passed away at his home in Cheney, Wash. on June 12, 2012. Gary was born March 13, 1943 and attended school in Cheney. He was a life long resident of Cheney, owning and operating his business, Gary Anderson Sand and Gravel. He had many large contracts, including Fairchild AFB for 30 years, and the state of Washington. Gary enjoyed being a Dad, watching his son Justin growing up playing sports, and teaching him the business and how to operate equipment, following in his footprints. Gary was a gam...
Dr. Ann O'Connor went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Sept. 19, 1949 in Spokane, Wash. to Nelson and Mabel (Heil) Cordill. She was a graduate of Cheney High School, earning her Bachelor's degree from Washington State University in home economics, masters/specialist degree from Central Missouri State University in traffic safety education and her Ph.D. from Michigan State University in curriculum development, specializing in traffic safety. Ann was an...
Janet Ann (Seslar) Hancock, age 70, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 18, 2012 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Jan was born on Pearl Harbor Day Dec. 7, 1941, in Bridgeport, Neb. She spent most of her childhood in Cheyenne, Wyo. and moved to Cheney in 1969. Jan was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and aunt. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, television game shows, sewing, quilting, anthropology, baking, bowling, swimming and solving puzzles. She enjoyed every holiday. Jan graduated from EWU in 1990... Full story
George Caudel (Age 78) Passed away June 8, 2012 at his home in Cheney. Mr. Caudel was born March 30, 1934 to George and Bernice (Hanson) Caudel in Oakland, Calif. He was an only child, his school years being spent in Long Beach, Calif. George worked for the Proctor & Gamble Company in Sacramento, Calif. for 31 years. He retired in 1991 when he moved to Cheney. He had a love for classic Mustangs and restored several of the cars himself. He was known by his neighbors for his meticulously groomed yard. George is survived by his...
Carl Edward Ruud passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at his home in Cheney, Wash. at the age of 80. Carl was born to Carl Oliver Ruud and Eloise McKay Ruud in Waterville, Wash. Carl graduated in 1950 with letters in football, basketball, baseball and tennis. He attended Wenatchee Valley College and Eastern Washington College of Education on football scholarships and graduated with a BA in Physical Education and Social Studies, certified to teach. At Eastern, he met and married Marlene Thiel in 1954. That year Carl “joined...
Daniel passed away peacefully in his sleep at home March 15, 2012 with his wife Amy at his side. He was born Dec. 2,1932 in Steele, N.D. to Martin and Mabel Tollefson and joined a sister, Lucille. The family moved to Cheney when he was two. He graduated from Cheney High School in 1951. After graduating he was called to active duty in the U.S. Naval Mine Division and stationed in Sasabo, Japan. He was released to inactive duty on Sept. 2, 1953. Dan then returned to Cheney to complete his education at Eastern Washington...
Leonard H. Foster passed away peacefully in his sleep Feb. 29, 2012. He was born May 9, 1918 in Duck Range, British Columbia, Canada. In 1922, he moved with his family to Everett, Wash. and in 1924 entered Garfield Grade School in Everett where he attended school until 10th grade. In 1934, Leonard's family moved to Blaine, Wash., and he graduated from Blaine High School in 1936. Upon graduating, Len entered an apprenticeship at Everett Sheet Metal. After finishing, he took a job as a sheet metal mechanic in the Bremerton...
Betty Vigue passed away Feb. 10, 2012 at the Cheney Care Center with cancer. Her home was in Millwood, Wash. She was born Oct. 26, 1928 to William E. Clute and Laurina Larson in St. Maries, Idaho. She lived in Emida, Idaho before moving to Cheney in 1936. She graduated from Cheney High School in 1946, then earned a degree in education and went on to teach in Midvale, Idaho. She worked at the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. and retired from the Veterans Hospital after... Full story
Dennis “Denny” G. Wuesthoff, Sr., a resident of Nine Mile Falls, Wash. passed away on Feb. 17, 2012 in Yuma, Ariz. Denny was born on Oct. 31, 1938 in Chewelah, Wash. the son of George Ernest and Gladine (Williams) Wuesthoff. Denny was raised in Chewelah, Wash. where he attended school. In 1957 he graduated as a 12-year senior from Jenkins High School. Denny then entered the U.S. Air Force and served his country for four years, stationed in Alaska. He was honorably dis...
Sarah, age 67, passed away at her home in Olympia, Wash. on Dec. 13, 2011 after a long illness. She was born in Spokane, Wash. on June 1, 1944 to Louis and Mary (Smith) Grafious. She graduated from Cheney High School in 1962. Sarah graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in justice. She worked in banking, real estate and for DSHS and the Washington State Game Department as a land agent. Sarah met the true love of her life, John Havens, in 1978, and they...
Joyce went to her rest Jan. 26, 2012 at her home in Cheney, surrounded by loved ones. She was born Aug. 22, 1932 in Yuma, Mich., the second child in a family of seven, with two brothers and four sisters. Being born in the depths of the depression, times were hard and money scarce, yet they were a resourceful and hardworking family. As a result, all of them went on to earn a degree of some kind. Joyce graduated from Emmanuel Missionary College in 1955 with a degree in business... Full story
Doris M. Splichal, age 101, entered into rest on Feb. 7, 2012 at her home in Cheney. She was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sept. 7, 1910. She lived on the family farm in Moscow-Pullman area and was a graduate of Pullman High School, class of 1928. Doris attended secretarial school and worked for the Pullman Phone company, the Pullman Hospital and the Soil Conservation Service. She married Ed Splichal in 1948 and moved to a farm in the Cheney area where she lived with her husband and their two daughters, Patty and Helen. After...
Norma passed away peacefully Feb. 4 in Indio, Calif. surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 10, 1936 to LeRoy and Anna Mastropolo in Greenup, Ky. She graduated from Kenmore High School in 1954 in Akron, Ohio. In 1955 she married “Beetle” Leland Bailey. In the early years of their marriage she was a military wife and mother as her husband was in the Coast Guard. He retired in 1972 to Spokane. They opened Beetle's Café on Sprague Avenue in 1980 and owned it until 1985. They later owned Beetle's Drive-In in Medical Lake from...
Born Dec. 1, 1933, Betty (Elizabeth) Irene Peak White left this life to enter into eternal Communion with her Lord Father Jan.18, 2012. Members of White's immediate family preceding her in death are her father William Peak (1975), her mother Goldie Dilly Peak (1936), her brother Thomas Peak (2011), her infant twin son Robert Stephen White (1956), her stepmom Goldie Harvey Bruce Peak (1992). Surviving her in Kansas are Tom's wife Eva, her brother James Bruce, wife Mary K;...
Phyllis M. Brown, age 86, passed away Dec. 22, 2011 in Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Brown was born Oct. 30, 1925 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Charles R. and Anna (Haderer) Munske. She married George K. Brown Jr. on Jan. 14, 1950 in New York. He preceded her in death in 1975. Her husband's military career took them to many places; they came to Cheney after his retirement in 1966. Phyllis worked at Eastern Washington University for 25 years and was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church...
Betty Martin died peacefully on Sept. 20, 2011, at her home in Lakewood, Wash. with her family by her side. Blanche Elizabeth Morrell was born on Feb. 15, 1919 in Payette, Idaho. and was one of two daughters born to Marion Ida and Caleb Emert Morrell of Pocatello, Idaho. Her sister Margaret, her husbands, William J. Orlob and Lloyd D. Martin and her oldest son Mike Orlob preceded her in death. Betty graduated from the University of Idaho where she met Bill Orlob and...
Rodney Gene Nicholls, 58, of Cheney, passed away in his sleep from natural causes at home Aug. 15, 2011. He was born March 17, 1953, in Great Falls, Mont. to Alexander H. Nicholls and Joan Nicholls (Coffman). He was raised in Columbia Falls, and Great Falls, Mont. While in high school he was active in DeMolay and the United Methodist Church youth groups, along with participating in the Presidential Classroom for Young Americans in Washington, D.C.; a program that provides select outstanding high school students with rigorous...
Timothy Dean Pickel, 57, passed away of natural causes at his home in Cheney Oct. 3, 2011. He was born Jan. 3, 1954 in Sacramento, Calif. Tim worked as a carpenter. He loved nature and working outdoors. He is survived by his brothers Ralph E. Pickel, Rick D. Pickel and Terry W. Pickel; sisters-in-law Angela Pickel and Maxine Pickel; nieces Victoria Pickel and Dawn Robinson; nephews Christopher Pickel and Jason Pickel and four great-nieces and nephews. Tim was preceded in death by his parents, Jerry and Merle Pickel, as well... Full story
Jere Donegan, age 81, passed away at his home Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 in Bellingham. He was born May 31, 1930 in New York, NY to John and Mary (Devitt) Donegan. Jere served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He married Sarann Fisher in New Paltz, NY in 1959. Jere earned his bachelor's degree in education at SUNY at New Paltz and his master's degree in Russian history at Syracuse University. He was professor emeritus of history at Eastern Washington University. His family...
Brent Alan Wooten “Wooter” passed away Aug. 29, 2011 in Spokane after a lengthy illness at the age of 72. He was born in Anacortes in 1939 to Richard “Boots” and Thelma Wooten. They moved to Walla Walla from Anacortes, where he grew up with a basketball in one hand and a football in the other. While at Walla Walla High School (WaHi) he played in the state basketball tournament in 1955. During his senior year, 1957, as a running back and defensive back, they won the A.P. Balloting Poll for a state championship with an 8-0 rec...
Arthur (Art) Colyar died Aug. 1, 2011 at the age of 91. After graduating from Cheney High School in 1938 and briefly attending Washington State University, he joined the Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Richmond during World War II. He was a gunner's mate during the last pure gunnery battles in Naval history—the Battle of the Komandorski Islands—in March of 1943. He also witnessed the surrender of Japanese forces of Northern Honshi and Hokkaido aboard the ship in September 1945. Following the war, Coylar owned and ope... Full story
Leonardo Cantu Sr. (71) passed away Aug. 19, 2011 at his home in Cheney. He was born July 16, 1940 in McAllen, Texas to Leopoldo and Esther Cantu. Born and raised in McAllen, Leonardo entered the United States Army in 1961. He proudly served his country for 13 years during Vietnam and received the Bronze Star. He moved to Cheney in 2000 to be closer to his family. Leonardo leaves behind his sons; Leopoldo, Leonardo Jr. and Jose. His daughters; Katharina, Maria, and Jessica, daughters in-law; Caryn and Kimberlee, son in-law;... Full story
James (Jim) Merrill passed away unexpectedly in his sleep Aug. 20, 2011 at Manor Care Health Services in Spokane at age 65. He was born Sept. 12, 1945 at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. He graduated from high school in Cheney in 1963. He continued his education at Eastern Washington State College where he received a bachelor of arts in journalism and theatre in 1968. Jim worked for the Cheney School District in transportation services for 27 years. He was a well-known and beloved school bus driver for the majority of his time... Full story
Karen Brown, born on Oct. 12, 1948, passed away in a Spokane hospital on Aug. 3, 2011 after a brief illness. Karen was a member of a family deeply rooted in Cheney. Her great grandfather Abel Brown settled in Cheney in 1882. He served as the deputy sheriff and established a livery stable, which serviced wagon trains passing through as well as local farmers. Karen's grandfather George Brown, along with his brothers-in-law Norman and Martin Holter, worked in the livery stable and transformed it into the Brown and Holter... Full story
Henry “Hank” Damrow passed away Aug. 7, 2011 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane at age 79. He was born April 7, 1932 in Imperial, Neb. Hank married Geri Thornton on November 22, 1980 in Spokane. He spent 30 years as a high voltage lineman for the Department of the Air Force Civil Service. Hank was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed watching NASCAR. He was a kind and gentle giant who adored his family and was loved by many. Hank is survived by his wife, Geri Damrow of Spokane; sons, Daniel D. (Sandy) Damrow of Wil... Full story
